Actions from morongobillMovable Type Pro 4.382012-11-03T16:50:40Zhttp://www.kcet.org/user/profile/mt-cp.cgi?__mode=feed&_type=actions&username=morongobillCommented on Another Solar Plant Proposed Near Mojave National Preserve in Rewiretag:www.kcet.org,2012:/news/rewire//1877.51400#511032012-11-03T23:50:40Zmorongobill
What a smart government we have! Build a huge plant that relies on a glass like surface to generate power right in one of the worst possible places for it- full of sandblasting winds to destroy the solar collecting mechanism. Brilliant!

Proof positive that it is all about green, for the money, that is.

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Commented on Solar Energy Development in the Carrizo Plain Draws Lawsuits in Revisittag:www.kcet.org,2011:/updaily/the_back_forty//1451.36136#292292011-08-24T06:56:23Zmorongobill
Why destroy this beautiful sanctuary when these proposed solar projects could be built on private, used up land - the Westlands Solar Park which is located near transmission in King and Fresno counties, is just one of many possible alternative locations available.

Why do we have to destroy nature's beauty to put up these solar farms when thousands and thousands of acres of "junk land" are available, as well as millions of rooftops in California, to site them on.

Could it be that GREED and not GREEN is what is motivating the backers of these giant renewable projects, most of which are slated to be built in wilderness, to be bought and paid for by taxpayers and rate payers, and with the backers having "no skin" in the game?

I bet if the last desert tortoises were on site at Ivanpah or Blythe, or any of these proposed boondoggles- and I mean the very last members of the species- our state and federal officials would find a way to say that there was "an over-riding interest in meeting our power mix goal of 30%(or whatever the number) mandated by AB32 and they would approve AND BUILD the plants.

It really is sickening.

My prediction is when the smoke clears and these plants are built and the Mojave's doom is sealed, when those sky high power bills land in the sheeple's mailboxes- the ones who couldn't be bothered to turn off their tv's and actually think about an issue and get involved- then and only then will there be enough average people angry in numbers to mobilize and try to do something- but it will
too late!